Yuvraj Singh will be celebrating his 44th birthday on December 12, 1981. He was born to former India cricketer Yograj Singh and Shabnam Singh in Chandigarh. Yuvraj Singh excelled for India in age-group cricket and ultimately made his India ODI debut in the ICC Knockout Trophy 2000 in Nairobi against Kenya. Not only ODIs, but Yuvraj Singh also shone bright in T20Is, making 1177 runs at a strike rate of 136.38 in 58 T20Is for India, with the highest score of 77*. He also took 28 wickets and was part of the Indian squad that won the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa.
Here are the top 3 performances of Yuvraj Singh in T20Is:
3. 70 vs Australia, Durban, T20 World Cup 2007
India faced Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 in Durban on September 22. MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat first. Gautam Gambhir started well with 24, while Robin Uthappa for 34. But India needed a huge score against Australia, and that’s where Yuvraj Singh starred.
He smashed 70 in 30 balls with five fours and five sixes, including some incredible sixes off Brett Lee. MS Dhoni made 36 in 18 balls with four fours and one six, as India posted 188/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Matthew Hayden (62) and Andrew Symonds (43) fought well but Australia could only make 173/7 in 20 overs, losing the game by 15 runs.
2. 72 vs Pakistan, Ahmedabad, 2012
India and Pakistan clashed in the second and final T20I of the 2012-13 series in Ahmedabad on December 28. India were asked to bat first by Pakistan, and the top order performed well, with Gautam Gambhir (21), Ajinkya Rahane (28), and Virat Kohli (27 getting the start. But it was Yuvraj Singh, who made 72 in just 36 balls with four fours and seven sixes to propel India’s score to 192/5 in 20 overs.
In response, Pakistan managed only 181/7, with Mohammad Hafeez making 55 and Nasir Jamshed making 41 runs, as India won the game by 11 runs and levelled the two-T20I series 1-1.
1. 77* vs. Australia, Rajkot, 2013
Yuvraj Singh’s best T20I score came against Australia in a one-off match in Rajkot in 2013. India won the toss and chose to bowl first. Aaron Finch made 89 and Nic Maddinson managed 34, while Glenn Maxwell got 27 as Australia made 201/7 in 20 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Vinay Kumar took three wickets each.
India lost Rohit Sharma for 8 and Suresh Raina for 19, while Shikhar Dhawan made 32 off 19 balls. India needed quick runs and Yuvraj Singh stood up, as he hammered the likes of Shane Watson, Clint Mackay, James Faulkner, and Nathan Coulter-Nile to all parts of the Rajkot stadium, scoring an unbeaten 77 off 35 balls with eight fours and five sixes, leading India to a six-wicket win, scoring 202/4 with two balls to spare.
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